Rita Ora returns with new single 'You Only Love Me'

UK superstar Rita Ora has returned with her first new music of the year with the single ‘You Only Love Me’. It is the first single to be lifted from her hugely anticipated third studio album.

Co-written by Ora and produced by Lewis Thompson (Little Mix, Becky Hill), the track relays the feelings of vulnerability and doubt that occur at the beginning of a new relationship: “I've been messed up a thousand times with tears in my eyes / But all the pain, it fades away, when you say it right / I try to tell myself it's alright / 'Cause I'm terrified,” she sings. Sonically it is a delicious upbeat electronic pop track with a mesmerising beat and a distorted vocal post-chorus breakdown.

“With ‘You Only Love Me’ and my upcoming album, I wanted to capture the vulnerability I’ve experienced as I opened myself up to love and entered a new phase of life,” Ora says. “Learning to let go of the past to make way for new experiences is a deeply personal process, and one I felt compelled to document through my music - the journey was not always easy, but I’ve come out of it stronger and filled with more love than I ever thought possible.”

With over 10 billion streams to her name, Ora is one of the most successful British artists of the last decade. With 13 UK top 10 singles - including four number ones - to her name, she holds the record for most UK top 10 singles for a female British solo artist, a record she is surely going to continue to break with her new music. Based on ‘You Only Love Me’, we can expect great things from this new era of Rita Ora throughout 2023.

‘You Only Love Me’ is out now via BMG. You can buy and stream here.

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